The impact of moving to a novel environment on social networks, activity and wellbeing in two new world primates

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 802-811

  Dufour, V ^a,b   Sueur, C ^c,d   Whiten, A ^a   Buchanan Smith, H M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Cebus; Relocation; Saimiri; Squirrel monkey; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE STRUCTURE; HABITAT RESTORATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOVEMENT; PRIMATE; RELOCATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; ZOO;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CEBUS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SQUIRREL MONKEY; STATISTICS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CEBUS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SAIMIRI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

ANIMALIA; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

EID: 79959551391     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20943     Document Type: Article

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